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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Rebecca Koncienzcy

Met Office issue weather warning for Liverpool as we brace for huge rain storm

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the whole Merseyside region as we brace for a huge rain storm.

Forecasters have said we should expect more than 23 hours of torrential downpours this weekend - just days after localised flooding.

On Tuesday, September 24, rain battered the area causing hazardous conditions as floods closed roads and forced people to abandon cars.

This weekend, the public are being told to expect more delays as the warning says there will be a 'likely' chance of flooding in homes and businesses, difficult driving conditions and disruption to power supplies.

Met Office yellow warning of rain (Met Office)

Putting the warning in place from 6pm on Saturday, September 28 to 5pm on Sunday, September 29, the Met Office said: "An area of persistent, heavy rain will arrive across Wales by Saturday evening before spreading to parts of northern England overnight.

"During Sunday persistent rain should tend to ease but will be followed by very heavy showers in places.

"Through the period many parts of this area will see 20 to 30 mm of rain.

"Where the heaviest rain will fall remains uncertain but there is the potential for 30 to 40 mm of rain to fall within a few hours in places."

But the rain will start today, September 27, with thunder and lightning predicted for Liverpool throughout the day.

Temperatures will remain about 16°C for the weekend, but it will feel more like 13°C due to the rain.

A woman carried to safety by a firefighter on Deysbrook Lane in West Derby which was hit by flooding on Tuesday (Dennis Green)

Earlier this week Liverpool was battered by rain, leading to roads being flooded and rivers bursting their banks.

The bad weather on Tuesday caught out a lot of people, with a month's worth of rain falling in one day.

Queens Drive was closed due to the flooding, while in flood-hit Deysbrook Lane in West Derby the water levels were so bad that there were reports people were having to leave their properties.

The River Alt also burst its banks closing The Kirkby Centre and Kirkby Gallery and Library.

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